Reviews and Problems with Sony SAL-70400G

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Overall 8

this lens is fast and takes great pics

Pathguy, Amazon

22 June 2013

Summary: i got this lens for an african safari trip. it's way big and heavy for carrying in your hands for hours at a time. but those are the only downsides. as i started taking pics of wild animals, i was happy that i bought this lens. focus is very fast and images are sharp despite the jeep was constantly in motion so even a monopod or tripod would not have helped. i got some gallery shots from the trip so i'm happy with it.

Heavy lens but optical quality will impress every time. A bit $ maybe.

candbuyer, Ebay

10 August 2012

Summary: I decided to switch from Nikon (D300 & D7000) to the Sony Alpha A77 in part because I was looking for a better feature set (like 12 FPS, 1080p/60 video) and maybe hoping for outstanding optics too. I was also frustrated by the lack of a modern lens of this very handy range. Sony also has the connection to Zeiss which has a pretty good rep. for quality optics! I have the Nikon 80-400 VR and it's okay (see other my review) but it was never outstanding, just okay.

I use this lens for 400mm shots and find it a little heavy to hold.

cnaray, Ebay

10 June 2012

Summary: I did a comparison with my SAL70300G and the lenses at 300MM are extremely close as far as sharpness. The 70400G just tweaks out the 70300G by the skin on my teeth. The 400mm photos are not the same quality and need to be inhansed in Photoshop to make them as sharp, compared to the 300mm photos of the same subject. What I been reading is that when you use a zoom at the end of the range, it will always lacks in sharpness. This is true with using the aperture wide open.

Best zoom lens you can get in this focal range

Prad, Sony

4 May 2011

Summary: Although this is not a prime lens, it has image quality rivaling primes in all it's focal length. Simply the best zoom lens in this focal range compared to competitors. Wish it had weather sealing. Very good companion to my A900.

Expensive but good!

M. Erwin, Amazon

27 October 2012

Summary: I have just upgraded from the 70300G to this lens and it produces some stunning results matched with in my case the A77! I think the 70300G though is a lot better buy unless you need the extra which I found I do for birds etc? If you want the best Sony have at the moment you won't be disapointed! I have posted a couple of shots on my first day's outing with the lens as well as some product shot's! The good!